Medical body moves SC for NEET-UG overhaul amid paper leak row
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New Delhi: A medical association has approached the Supreme Court alleging a “systemic failure” in the conduct of the NEET-UG 2026 examination for undergraduate medical admissions, and seeking sweeping reforms to the testing system following the cancellation of the exam over irregularities.
The NEET (UG) 2026 examination, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on May 3, was cancelled on May 12 amid allegations of a paper leak, which is now under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA), through lawyer Tanvi Dubey, has filed the plea in the top court, demanding a complete overhaul of the national testing framework, including replacing the NTA with a more robust and autonomous authority.
The petition also referred to reports that “guess papers” circulating on encrypted platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram allegedly matched more than 100 questions from the actual examination paper.
It urged the Supreme Court to direct the government to establish a “technologically advanced and autonomous body” to restore the credibility and integrity of medical entrance examinations.
FAIMA has further sought the constitution of a high-powered monitoring committee, headed by a retired Supreme Court judge and comprising cybersecurity and forensic experts, to supervise the re-conduct of the NEET-UG 2026 examination.
The cancellation has left over 22 lakh medical aspirants and their families in uncertainty, with confusion over the next steps, including the fresh examination schedule, issuance of admit cards, allocation of examination centres, and the counselling timeline.
With PTI inputs